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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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